Course Syllabus
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GRADE 6
The times allotted on this table are subject to modifications based on district required programs, i.e. Human Growth
and Development, the Watershed Ambassadors Program, and assessment schedule.
District School Board of Pasco County Middle School Curriculum Maps ‐ NGSSS DRAFT July ‘09
Semester 1
Quarter 1 Big Idea: Concepts
15 days The Practice of Science: Scientific Knowledge
25 days Earth Systems and Patterns: Weather/Climate/Global Patterns
Quarter 2 Big Idea/Concepts
10 days The Practice of Science: Role of Theories, Laws, Hypothesis and Models
15 days Earth Systems and Patterns: Earth’s “Geo-Spheres”
15 days Earth Structures: Shaping of Earth’s Surface
Semester 2
Quarter 3 Big Idea/Concepts
25 days Energy Transfer and Transformations: Energy
Motion of Objects: Speed
Forces and Changes in Motion: Types of Forces and Gravity
15 days Organization and Change within Living Organisms: Cells
5 days FCAT Testing
Quarter 4 Big Idea/Concepts
15 days Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms: Classification
13 days Organization and Change within Living Organisms: Body Systems
10 days Organization and Change within Living Organisms:
(incorporate Human Growth and Development Curriculum accordingly)
7 days Organization and Change within Living Organisms: Infectious Agents

8th Grade
Semester 1
Quarter 1
Big Idea: Concepts
10 days The Practice of Science: Scientific Knowledge/Theories, Laws, Models
5 days Properties of Matter: Atomic Theory/Atoms
15 days Properties of Matter: Periodic Table/Compounds
10 days Properties of Matter: Weight & Mass/Density/Physical Properties
Quarter 2
Big Idea: Concepts
10 days Changes in Matter: Law of Conservation of Mass/Physical & Chemical Changes
10 days Matter and Energy Transformations: Photosynthesis/Cellular Respiration
5 days Matter and Energy Transformations: Carbon Cycle
5 days Matter and Energy Transformations: Law of Conservation of Mass & Energy
10 days Earth in Space and Time: Stars/Distances/Galaxies/Universe
Semester 2
Quarter 3
Big Idea: Concepts
10 days Earth in Space and Time: Stars/Distances/Galaxies/Universe
10 days Earth in Space and Time: Solar Properties/Heliocentric & Geocentric Models/Law of Universal
Gravitation
5 days Earth in Space and Time: Seasons/Phases/Tides/Eclipses
5 days Earth in Space and Time: Electromagnetic Spectrum and Planetary Images
5 days FCAT Testing
Quarter 4
Big Idea: Concepts
15 days Earth in Space and Time: Technology & Space Exploration
10 days Science and Society: Impact of Science on Political, Social, and Economic Issues
10 days Human Growth & Development